Matthis Lefèvre - Men's Golf - Arkansas Razorbacks

Matthis Lefèvre

Jr. (2) | 6-0 | Hossegor, France | Lycée Sud des Landes / New Mexico JC

Played two seasons at New Mexico Junior College … Won the 2023 GCAA/NJCAA Jack Nicklaus Award (NJCAA Division I Player of the Year) and the 2022 GCAA/NJCAA Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award … Was a two-time PING All-America (first team in 2023, second team in 2022).
• JuCo Highlights
^ 2023 GCAA/NJCAA Jack Nicklaus Award (NJCAA Division I Player of the Year
^ 2022 GCAA/NJCAA Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award
^ Two-time PING All-America (first team in 2023, second team in 2022
^ Two-time PING All-South Central District
^ Two-time Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) Player of the Year
^ 2023
GCAA NJCAA Division I All-America Scholar
^ Owns the NMJC record for wins in a season (five in 2021-22) and wins in a career (nine)
^ Scoring average of 70.09 in 2021-22 ranks first at NMJC and his scoring average of 70.29 in 2022-23 ranks second.

2023-24 (Junior at Arkansas):
Ranked third on the team in scoring average at 71.75 … Played in six events and had four top 20 finishes with nine rounds at par or better … Of his nine rounds playing in the starting lineup, his score counted all nine times … First action was at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational as an individual where he tied for sixth (70-73=143) … Was runner-up at the Louisville Individual Collegiate (71-67=138 / -6) … In his debut in the lineup, carded 41 pars in shooting a 5-under 211 (70-71-70) to held Arkansas win the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate … Closed the season playing the SEC Championship and NCAA Austin Regional … Tied for 17th at the SEC Championship (71-70-68=209) and won both of his match play matchups.

2022-23 (Sophomore at NMJC):
2023 GCAA/NJCAA Jack Nicklaus Award
 (NJCAA Division I Player of the Year) … 2023 PING first team All-America and PING All-South Central District … 2023 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year … The top-ranked player in NJCAA Division I for 2022-23 (70.29 scoring average) … GCAA NJCAA Division I All-America Scholar NJCAA Division I SwingU College Player of the Month for February and March … Finished no worse than ninth in his 12 tournaments played … Won four times with three runners-up and a total of nine top-5 finishes … Also won a pro event – the 2022 IPS New Mexico Open (64-68-62) … Tied the course record with a 9-under par 62 to overcome a five-stroke deficit in the final round … Became the first amateur to win the New Mexico Open since 1968 … Finished at 19-under 194 … … Placed 7th at the 2023 NJCAA National Championship … Finished with 15 rounds in the 60’s and a school-record 25 rounds of par or better (34 total rounds played) … Was ninth at the 2023 NJCAA SW District Championship

2021-22 (Freshman at NMJC):
2022 GCAA/NJCAA Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award … 2022 PING second team All-America and PING All-South Central District … 2022 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Finished third in the 2021-22 Golf Stat NJCAA Division I rankings with a scoring average of 70.09) … His 70.09 scoring average is additionally a school record … Won five times with eight top-5 finishes … Had a school-record 20 rounds in the 60’s (in 32 rounds played) …  Won the 2022 NJCAA District 2 Champion … Placed fourth at the 2022 NJCAA National Championship.